Christine Dieter is a litigator with a deep focus in environmental and energy law. Advising developers, landowners, and companies throughout New England, Christine handles a full range of corporate disputes, regulatory compliance, permitting, and zoning matters. With expansive experience advising on renewable energy projects, Christine handles sophisticated administrative proceedings before state and municipal agencies for solar, wind, and battery storage initiatives. Her practice also includes representing regional utilities before state regulatory agencies as well as in related litigation and appeals, including before the Rhode Island Supreme Court and the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals Court.
Christine is best known for her work in some of the region’s most complex energy projects. For instance, she was instrumental in permitting the South Fork Wind, Revolution Wind, and Sunrise Wind offshore wind projects spanning the Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island shorelines. And when working with a solar developer, she successfully argued before the Rhode Island Supreme Court to overturn a zoning board decision denying the developer a special use permit for a commercial-scale project. Christine’s extensive experience also includes working with complex statutory and regulatory environmental schemes at the state and federal level. She guides clients in navigating evolving wetlands, water, air, and remediation regulations, both in permitting projects and in environmental litigation and enforcement matters. Her work also includes handling numerous federal consistency reviews under the Coastal Zone Management Act.
As a civil litigator, Christine is a measured advocate for clients handling all stages of litigation from due diligence and discovery, to depositions and witness preparation, and through to trials and appeals. She advises on a full range of business litigation matters, including breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and partnership disputes, land use and zoning, property disputes, and allegations of environmental contamination, among others.
Across all of her work, Christine leads as a strong listener, creative thinker, and calming presence at times of adversity. Her clients appreciate her ability to decipher complicated regulations, maneuver lengthy processes, and craft long-view strategies to deliver strong outcomes. She builds productive relationships with regulators, clients, and opposing counsel to harness the power of collaboration in seeing projects from concept through to completion.